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    Jikiken

    Jikiken
    A Japanese satellite, launched by ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science), that made measurements of ionized gases and electric fields in Earth’s magnetosphere from a highly elliptical orbit. Before launch it was known as Exos-B.


    Launch date Sep. 16, 1978
    Launch vehicle M-3H
    Launch site Kagoshima
    Orbit 251 × 21,192km × 31°
    Mass 100 kg


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       • JAPANESE SPACECRAFT
       • SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
       • JAPAN IN SPACE



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